15 juvenile suspects are facing adult murder charges in Marion County

Clarification: An earlier version of this story contained incomplete information. Andy Rosales Orellana is one of three defendants charged in the death of Meliton Angel Salazar.INDIANAPOLIS — It's been a year since the Adams Street slayings, where prosecutors say a 17-year-old gunned down four relatives and his brother's pregnant girlfriend on Jan. 24, 2021.That teen, Raymond Ronald Lee Childs III, is among 15 young people currently being tried on adult murder charges in Marion County for crimes they are accused of committing when they were underage.Indiana law says that a juvenile age 16 or 17 who is accused of committing murder is automatically tried as an adult. Youths as young as 12 can be tried as adults for murder, but a judge would ultimately make that decision.MORE: 2 more teens accused of murder; 15 juveniles facing adult murder charges in Marion County"The offense of murder is the only crime for which a child as young as 12 can be prosecuted in adult court," said Joel Wieneke...